Configuring host print transform

The host print transform is enabled when you specify *YES for the TRANSFORM parameter in the printer device description.

The TRANSFORM parameter can be specified when the printer device description is created or when you change an existing printer device description. Because of the complexity of creating a device description manually, it is recommended that you use automatic configuration. Then, after the device description has been created, change the device description to enable the host print transform.

Notes:
  1. Automatic configuration of devices (printers, in this case) attached to the ASCII workstation controller is not supported. The Create Device Description (Printer) (CRTDEVPRT) command must be used to create the printer device description.
  2. IBM® i Access for Windows PC5250 creates or changes its printer device descriptions based on the printer's session configuration. For this emulator, the host print transform should be enabled by changing the session configuration on the personal computer and not the device description in the IBM i operating system.
Parent topic: Configuring printing